Okamura Neiji is taking a slow walk. Since occupying Yichang, Okamura Neiji has basically had nothing to do, so he is very leisurely at this time. Logically speaking, he should be very relaxed since there is no war, but
This was not the case. During this time, Okamura Neji always felt that there was an unspeakable trouble hanging over his heart.
In 1939, the commander of the North China Front, Juichi Terauchi, organized several large-scale military operations, but they achieved little results, and the offensive was no longer sufficient.
However, once the war machine starts, even a dictator cannot control its direction. Just last month, on May 12, 1939, more than a thousand troops from Outer Mongolia entered the so-called
In the Manchu Empire, there was a conflict with the troops of the puppet emperor Puyi. I should be concerned about the fight between my brother and others. The 23rd Division of the Japanese Kwantung Army joined this war as a matter of course, but this military operation in Outer Mongolia was carried out by the Soviet Union.
Of course, the Soviet army would not just sit idly by if instructed to do so.
When Japan was planning an all-out war against China, it naturally had a plan to fight with third-party countries because of its interests in China. As early as May 1938, the Japanese General Staff Headquarters formulated a counterattack policy against the Soviet Union when it entered the war. During this period
In the plan, the Japanese side is preparing to use the entire Kwantung Army, with the North China Front Army being the left wing of the battle. In addition, the Central China Dispatch Army will tighten the battlefield, leaving only three divisions to control the Shanghai area, and the rest of the troops will be transferred to the Northeast to participate in the war.
From the perspective of the characters, it was only a matter of time before the war against the Soviet Union.
So, under such circumstances, the Nomenhan War broke out. Lieutenant General Xiao Songyuan, the commander of the 23rd Division, had long been bored and asked to go to the front line of Central China to fight. When he saw the smoke rising on the border of China and the Soviet Union, how could he let it go?
This opportunity, a counterattack was immediately deployed.
Once the Nomonhan War broke out, it would not only affect the Kwantung Army in the Northeast, but also the entire army in China. After all, the Soviet Union was not China, but a behemoth.
After the news reached Tokyo, Emperor Hirohito made no statement. In fact, he wanted to use this to find out the true intentions of the Soviet Union, Germany, and Italy in the war against China and Japan. If the Soviet Union wanted to sit back and watch the fight between tigers, he could first focus on
It's time to deal with China. Hirohito wants the base camp to handle this matter.
There was a heated debate in the base camp. One faction advocated war and the other advocated peace. Finally, Prime Minister Sakagaki Seishiro spoke the emperor's heart: "There is no need to quarrel over small matters of a division. Let the Kwantung Army handle it on its own."
Already."
At this time, the Kwantung Army was already well-established, established the Puppet Manchukuo, and expanded Japan's territory several times. I usually listen to the decisions of the base camp if I want to hear them, and if they don't work, I don't listen. Now I see that the base camp is like this
With a vague attitude, they knew that the emperor had acquiesced to the use of force, and the Kwantung Army, whose mentality had already been swollen to the point of explosion, immediately began preparations for combat. By late June 1939, the total force invested by Japan and the Soviet Union in the Nomonhan area had already
Reached 500,000. And Japan dared to launch such a large-scale counterattack. The backing was the offensive and defensive agreement between Japan, Germany, and Italy.
This incident seemed extremely good to the Kwantung Army. Good news reached Wuhan every second, but Neji Okamura, who had a keen sense of smell, felt the danger contained in it. He called the combat staff Ichiro Miyamoto and asked the Kwantung Army to come separately.
After reading the intelligence data on the Nomenhan area and the 21st Army in Guangdong, he went to the back of the yard and fell silent.
At this time, Ichiro Miyamoto came over with a stack of documents in his arms. When he saw Neji Okamura, he immediately came over and said, "Your Excellency, Commander, here are the request reports submitted by the divisions below. Please take a look."
Okamura waved his hand absently. "No, I'm not in the mood to read these now. By the way. Have you collected the battle report of the 21st Army that I asked you to collect last time?"
Ichiro Miyamoto nodded, "Your Excellency, Commander, I have collected it. This is the battle report as of yesterday." After saying that, Ichiro Miyamoto took out a document from the folder and handed it to Neji Okamura.
Okamura Neiji took the telegram and read it carefully and sighed, "The 21st Army is over, and so is Koso Koro!"
Seeing the uncontrollable disappointment and sigh on Okamura Neji's face, Miyamoto Ichiro couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, Commander, you can only pay attention to the Kwantung Army's war during this period. After all, it is about the conflict between the North and the South."
Fight, but why are you still so concerned about the war of the 21st Army?"
Neji Okamura smiled bitterly and said: "You don't understand. In fact, everyone in the base camp has misunderstood. The key to the North-South struggle now is not the Soviet Union, which has no great interests with us, but the Three Hundred Army entrenched in Guangdong!"
"Three Hundred Army?" A look of surprise flashed in Ichiro Miyamoto's eyes, but then he asked in confusion: "Your Excellency, Commander, I admit that the Three Hundred Army is indeed very powerful, and it can defeat the 21st Army in Guangdong.
It is retreating steadily, but it is just a small thing compared to the Soviet Union. How can you say that it is a greater threat than the Soviet Union?"
Okamura sighed softly: "Miyamoto-kun, you don't understand. The base camp set the Soviet Union as a huge threat. This is correct. But they got the time sequence wrong. Those idiots in the base camp, even
The Chinese problem has not been solved yet, but they want to establish an enemy like the Soviet Union. I really don’t know what they are thinking about all day long. Look, the three divisions of the 21st Army were defeated by the 300th Army.
Don’t they still understand what this means? What’s even more ridiculous is that Guzhuang Qianlang’s resignation report was actually rejected, and the headquarters also asked him to find a way to regain Jiangmen. Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this? They
This is forcing Guzhuang Qianlang to die!"
Ichiro Miyamoto was silent. This matter was indeed a bit strange. It stands to reason that all three divisions of the 21st Army were beaten to a pulp, but the base camp still forced Ichiro Furuzou to take back Jiangmen. Could it be that the generals of the base camp
Has your IQ dropped to such a low level?
Having said this, Okamura Neji also waved his hands in disinterest: "That's all, the affairs of the 21st Army are not something we can interfere with. What I am most worried about now is that the 21st Army cannot hold Guangzhou even if it comes to capture it.
If the 300 Army were to occupy Guangzhou, the 21st Army would really be doomed!"
Miyamoto couldn't help but be dumbfounded after hearing this, "That's not it. The 21st Army still has one division in Guangzhou plus a guard mixed brigade, plus the troops of the three divisions that retreated, it's not that big to say the least.
With 40,000 to 50,000 people, it’s not like even Guangzhou can’t bear it, right?”
"Who knows?" Okamura sneered: "Guzhuang Kanlang used three divisions to occupy Enping, but in the end they didn't get the advantage, but they also lost Jiangmen? Now China has three hundred troops
Already occupying the top, I can't guarantee it for others, but Su Rui will definitely not miss this opportunity. If he doesn't take the opportunity to attack Guangzhou, he will not be called Su Rui. Just wait, I
I can guarantee that Guangzhou will undergo great changes within half a month!"
Miyamoto was silent. He could hear that Okamura Neiji was obviously not optimistic about the future of the 21st Army. After a while, he forced a smile and said: "Fortunately, the 300th Army is within the occupation area of our 11th Army."
, otherwise we will also have a headache."
Okamura snorted coldly: "Stupid, do you think that if Suri unites Guangdong, he will let us go? What if he marches to Jiangxi then? What will we do if your vision is so shallow?
You are not worthy of being a combat staff officer!"
Ichiro Miyamoto quickly bowed and replied: "Hai, thank you Commander for your teaching!"
"Report, urgent call from base camp!"
At this time, a communications staff officer hurriedly came from outside, walked to Okamura Neiji and handed a telegram to Okamura Neiji: "Report to the commander, there is an urgent call from the base camp!"
Okamura looked at the telegram in his hand, and a wry smile appeared on his face: "Alas... the empire has finally been betrayed."
The Germans gave the Japanese a hard blow. While the battle in Nomonhan was raging, Germany and the Soviet Union were negotiating to carve up Poland. Hitler and Stalin were sitting on a bench, drinking vodka.
The alcohol kept Hirohito awake all night, and the Nomonhan War suddenly became a hot potato for Japan.
Looking at the telegram in his hand, Okamura Neiji thought carefully before saying: "Miyamoto-kun, please immediately give orders to all the troops and let them start preparing for a big war. I estimate it will not take more than two months."
, the war in Nomenhan will stop, and the center of gravity of the North and Central China Fronts will return to China, and then the Eleventh Army will fight a big battle again."
Ichiro Miyamoto asked in confusion: "Where will the big battle be fought?"
Okamura Neiji cast his faint eyes to the southwest and said softly: "To attack Changsha, only by defeating Changsha will Hunan become ours, and we will be able to form an encirclement of the Three Hundred Army. By then,
Only then can we calmly attack the three hundred troops."
"this……"
Looking at the solemn Okamura Neiji, Miyamoto was puzzled. He didn't expect that the commander would value so much a force thousands of miles away from the 11th Army. Although Miyamoto also acknowledged the strength of the 300th Army,
He didn't think that a mere army had the strength to challenge the powerful 11th Army. You must know that the 11th Army now has more than 200,000 troops, and its strength is not even a little stronger than the 21st Army.
Seeing Miyamoto's disapproval, Okamura's face darkened and he said coldly: "I guess Furushuo Qianlang had the same idea as you before this, but what about now? He has been regarded as an abandoned son by the base camp and is still in Guangzhou!"
Miyamoto Jiro was shocked and realized that his disapproval had made Okamura a little unhappy. He quickly took the credit and said: "Hai, Commander, I was wrong. Please punish me!"
"That's all!" Neji Okamura shook his head helplessly, took out a copy of the manuscript from his pocket and handed it to Miyamoto: "Okay, don't blame yourself. First, help me write this "Jiangnan Operation Guidance Outline"
"Report it to the base camp and see the attitude of the base camp!"
"Hai, I'll go right away!"
Miyamoto took the manuscript and hurried away immediately...